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Why current guidelines fail
Standard screening methods often overlook younger patients. Because breast cancer in women under fifty is less common, health systems usually focus resources on older age groups. As this new study highlights, current approaches miss the majority of younger individuals who actually develop the disease over a ten year period.
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